Lilongwe vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lilongwe	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$587	$796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1571	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$251	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$555	$658
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.8	$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$275	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	13	47
😀 Quality of life	20	62
🏙️ Population	989K	276K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 26% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 7807th and 6461st ($587 vs $796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Malawi and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Malawi vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1 months in Sarajevo. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 8847th and 4897th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Sarajevo

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	Lilongwe	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.27	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.2	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$7.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$2.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.93	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$114	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$362	$640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$474	$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.6	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.4%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10555	$3005
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$588	$1953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.91	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.7	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.67	$7.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.29	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$9.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.57	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.11	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$2.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.68	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.8	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.17	$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.6	$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.1	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.4	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$349	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2351	$2856

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Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$492
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$493
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$457
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$566
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$507
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$825
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$525
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$461
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$748
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$992
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$794
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$873
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$646
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$675
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$687
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$461
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$752
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$541
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$947
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$872
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$738
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$776
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$917
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1018
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$723
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$875
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1003
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$730
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1050
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1506
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$597
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1150
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$854
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$700
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$961
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$766
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$502
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$486
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$688

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$559
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$636
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$603
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$776
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$803
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1187
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$759
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1150
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1337
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1070
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$816
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1266
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$558
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$975
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1274
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1117
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$659
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1030
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$958
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1012
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1160
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$807
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1053
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$972
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$679
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$965
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$463
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$556
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$848
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1122
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$595
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$692
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$768